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Talking about tragedies on earthTalking about tragedies on earth

EarthquakesEarthquakes

TornadoesTornadoes

TsunamisTsunamis

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Talking about tragedies on earthTalking about tragedies on earth

Tragedies on earth are every –where, Tragedies on earth are every –where, but you will never know when will it hapbut you will never know when will it happen!? pen!?

If you are trap someday, IN my poIf you are trap someday, IN my power point and you know what to dwer point and you know what to do!!!!!!!!! o!!!!!!!!!

EARTHQUAKREARTHQUAKR

Earthquake are a shaking of the ground. It maEarthquake are a shaking of the ground. It may be set off by landslides,some are set off by thy be set off by landslides,some are set off by the grinding together of the vasttectonic plates the grinding together of the vasttectonic plates that make up the earth surface.at make up the earth surface.

If you are in school, you have to hide under yoIf you are in school, you have to hide under your table. If not , run to a safe and big places.ur table. If not , run to a safe and big places.

TornadoesTornadoes

Tornadoes are long funnels of violently sTornadoes are long funnels of violently spiralling winds beneath thunderclouds.piralling winds beneath thunderclouds.

Its especially destructive in central USA Its especially destructive in central USA but they can occur wherever there are thbut they can occur wherever there are thunderstorms.understorms.

If you meet tornadoes , hide to the nearIf you meet tornadoes , hide to the nearest underground you can find!est underground you can find!

TsunamisTsunamis

Tsunamis are huge waves that begin Tsunamis are huge waves that begin when the sea floor is violently shaken by when the sea floor is violently shaken by an earthquake, a landslide or a volcanic an earthquake, a landslide or a volcanic eruption.eruption.

It do little damage in open water but It do little damage in open water but can cause huge amounts of damage in can cause huge amounts of damage in shallow waters and islands.shallow waters and islands.

If happens, run up to the nearest If happens, run up to the nearest mountain ( make sure is a high one and mountain ( make sure is a high one and act fast).act fast).

NEWSNEWS

• The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake on December 26, 2004. The earthquake triggered a series of lethal tsunamis that spread throughout the Indian Ocean, killing large numbers of people and devastating coastal communities across South and South East Asia, including parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and elsewhere.Have

perished in Myanmar which is considerably more than this country's official figure of only 61 dead. The disaster is known in Asia and in the international media as the Asian Tsunami, and also called the Boxing Day Tsunami in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom as it took place on Boxing Day.

• The earthquake originated in the Indian Ocean just north of Simeulue island, off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting tsunami devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South India, Thailand and other countries with waves up to 30 m (100 ft). It caused serious damage and deaths as far as the east coast of Africa, with the furthest recorded death due to the tsunami occurring at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, 8,000 km (5,000 mi) away from the epicentre.

In this project, I have learn the In this project, I have learn the main natural disasters on earth main natural disasters on earth and I think that it is amazing. and I think that it is amazing. When I first look in books to see When I first look in books to see the pictures , I think that a the pictures , I think that a natural disasters is harmful and natural disasters is harmful and dangerous , so I better be dangerous , so I better be careful !careful !

ReferenceReferenceWhere does the information come from!?Where does the information come from!?

From these books:From these books: @ Weather & Climate@ Weather & Climate @ Oceans & Rivers@ Oceans & Rivers @ Volcanoes & Earthquakes@ Volcanoes & Earthquakes ( Miles Kelly Publishing )( Miles Kelly Publishing ) Form these websites: Form these websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthqhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquakeuakehttp://ihouse.hkedcity.net/~hm1203/hazard/quake.htmhttp://ihouse.hkedcity.net/~hm1203/hazard/quake.htmhttp://www.noaa.gov/tornadoes.htmlhttp://www.noaa.gov/tornadoes.html

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